Forklift accident at Novelis Recycling, Warrington

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hse.gov.uk/press/2012/rnn-nw … /10-sep-12

I hope the worker has since made a full recovery. However, have to say, I’m not particularly surprised an accident occurred at this co.

I delivered here once some years ago whilst doing some agency work for Woodsides, Preston. The work was fine.

I hadn’t been into Novelis before and was unsure just where the guy wanted my trailer to be. He said he would show me & watched me back, BUT he kept standing behind the trailer out of sight. Every time he did that, I stopped & wouldn’t move until he reappeared. In the end I had to get out & walk back and try to explain to him why I kept stopping.

He wasn’t having any of it: “Other drivers don’t do that” etc. etc and he got quite narky about it.

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Yeah, with reversing standard procedure is if you can’t see your banksman stop and wait, and if he doesn’t appear go and find him/them. Sometimes explanations are in order. You could mention that if he stops out of sight he can be run over and you wouldn’t be any the wiser with his antics…

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Driveroneuk:
He wasn’t having any of it: “Other drivers don’t do that” etc. etc and he got quite narky about it.

:unamused:

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E.A.T I am lost as to the intended meaning of your cynicism. Do you have any constructive input to the topic?